Mark Philippoussis Interview
Wednesday, 27 August 1997

 
Q.  Can you comment on the match, how was it, how  do you feel?
 
MARK PHILIPPOUSSIS:  Well, it was a strange match. It was extremely windy out there on Center Court.  The wind wasn't sort of blowing one way, swirling around, balls moving around a lot.  And it was just hard to play out there.  But, I am just -- I  played I think good enough.  Not as well as I'd like to, but just happy to get through. Obviously, I didn't  want to win it that way.  I would have liked to have played the whole match.
 
Q.  Did he show any indication that he was hurt  earlier on?
 
MARK PHILIPPOUSSIS:  I thought he was serving pretty good actually.  I had no indication.  Before you play matches, he was getting his arm warmed up, he was getting a massage on it.  But a lot of people do that to get it warmed up.  I do it

Q.  That first set was reasonably tight.  Was there  enough in that set to give you an idea as to how your game is going?
 
MARK PHILIPPOUSSIS:  , too.  But I didn't  know that it was that bad. Well, I mean, like I  said, it is always difficult to play great when it is that windy. You sort of just want to get by.  Not make  too many unforced errors.  I thought I served rather well as windy as it was, got a high percentage of -- got enough first serves in. But, you know, you got to move your feet a lot more.  I was trying to come to the net.  But I think I was trying too hard and ushing a bit and missing some approaches.
 
Q.  At this stage of the tournament would you  have rather have had a long match or take it anyway you can?
 
 MARK PHILIPPOUSSIS:  You know, you take it  anyway you can.  I think I am going to play until I think, Saturday, I don't know, my third round, but I play mixed doubles tomorrow which is good keep going with match play, have some fun, work on some things out there.  So just take it a day at a time.
 
Q.  Things going along this year as planned?
 
MARK PHILIPPOUSSIS:  Yeah, I mean, things are great at the moment.  My dad is here with me.  I am feeling comfortable on the court, having fun on the practice court. Feeling confident in my matches.  I know what I am capable of doing and how far I can go  in this tournament.  So, I am just keeping my head down and let my tennis do the talking.
 
Q.  How does it feel yesterday in the doubles when you had all those people there, quite a large crowd?
 
MARK PHILIPPOUSSIS:  That was great doubles.  We are playing against Korda and Reneberg, a great doubles team.  That was really tough doubles.  Great one for people to watch.  We played good together.  We combine as a team. We are getting better.  We enjoy  playing out there and it definitely helps our singles by playing doubles.
                              



US Open 1997
 
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